All Veterans Memorial Park: Meet the Board of Directors

All Veterans Memorial Park Board of Directors is actively seeking funds to help complete the park. From donations to memoriams and fundraisers, the goal is to raise $96,000 before the park’s dedication this fall. Donations of $500 or more are honored with an engraving on a marble donor wall, and t...

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Posted Mar. 13, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 13, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Posted Mar. 13, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 13, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Freeport, Ill.

All Veterans Memorial Park Board of Directors is actively seeking funds to help complete the park. From donations to memoriams and fundraisers, the goal is to raise $96,000 before the park’s dedication this fall.

Donations of $500 or more are honored with an engraving on a marble donor wall, and the park is selling memory bricks for a memorial brick garden. Anyone may purchase a brick to memorialize a veteran, family, organization, class reunion, etc. Bricks sell for $50 and $100.

Stephenson County veterans meeting certain requirements may submit his or her name to the Veteran Registration Committee with a $100 donation to have his or her name engraved on any of the era stones. For information, contact Director Gary Eisenhower Sr. at (815) 232-7954 or e-mail Ike.sue@gte.net.